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Definition of insufficiently adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

insufficiently

adverb
 
/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/
 
/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/
(formal)
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  1. to a degree that is not great enough for a particular purpose; not as much as is necessary
    • The army was insufficiently strong to make further advances.
    opposite sufficiently
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsufficiently is used with these adjectives:
    • precise
    • radical
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